Part one of term paper
The title of Kate Chopin’s story “The Storm” suggests a metaphorical connection between the storm outside and the storm of emotions going on between the individuals Calixta and Alcee. The intensity of their sexual act inside the house follows the pattern of the storm outside. Their passion climaxes and diminishes with the storm. They ar ...

Part two of term paper
... alone together but those barriers could be and were broken. Just like the storm beating down the barriers of the house trying to expose them to the outside elements, the barriers between Calixta and Alcee were diminishing with first contact as shown in the excerpt, “The rain beat upon the low, shingled roof with a force and clatter that threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” This refers to the storm outside and their emotional state. They were feeling this need and desir ...